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Ros, further to my last post, I have been on Twitter and have discovered one previous patient was "Anita Bush". Look out for more comical names to come, as there as there is a name-game amongst the cast. They are often in stitches as other cast members do not know what name is going to be called out.

Oh dear, I had to say "Theresa Green" several times before the penny dropped! Thanks JG. Anita Bush is really funny. How do they keep their faces straight??

Hi, Rusty!
We have had a great time with our granddaughter, grandson and their mum!
They left about 7.30 pm - school tomorrow for our granddaughter, so she must not have too late a night!
The presents were "a hit"!
I only sent the "Cockney" crossword clue, because I thought - now that you are becoming so proficient at solving them - you might like to have a go?
Characters with picnic baskets for Cockney and son (10)
ampersands = characters (def)
(h) ampers - picnic baskets for Cockney
and
s - son
I liked it!
Your cafe sounds good!
Although I would not have thanked you for the black pudding!
I do not like it! I DO like white pudding, though!
How is your son?

elle
Have you given black pudding a fair chance? I was prejudiced against it before I moved to Lancashire, but I love it now. It must be topped with the much-discussed poached egg, though.

Haggis is even better!

Chris, remember I am a Lancastrian born and bred.
I have been inundated with black puddings!
They have never improved on acquaintance.
I love haggis! and faggots!

Hello, Elle.
Great news your "tea" was a hit with everyone!
I am getting a bit more proficient at "Cockneyisms" but my heart sinks when I see one.
Too parochial for a national newspaper, in my view.
Fine now and again, though.
I would not have got it, Elle, for I did not know "ampersands" were characters.
You sure?
My cafe is in a less salubrious part of town, but it is popular.
Simple, plain grub, and all the local gossip!
This is Stornoway black pudding, Elle.
It's as good as I have come across.
Son is to the fore, he installed the heated towel rail for Miss ATW and she is pleased.

This is an ampersand, rusty- &
Maybe one of your books would tell us how it became to be named that.

Although a very "cheffy" dish, which I have only eaten once, black pudding and scallops is a great combination.

Hello, Rosalind!
I knew what an ampersand was, but did not realise it was a "character".
It is a strange kind of word, isn't it?

"A character is a letter, number, or other symbol that is written or printed."

This is a definition from collinsdictionary.com.

Am off to read for a while and try to forget seeing a new dentist tomorrow. Always scary.

Did I say that the last time I had a new dentist, she turned out to be the nicest girl I ever taught?

Unfortunately she married and moved to Shefifeld to be with her husband - how unkind is that?